James Maddison explains Richarlison decision after Tottenham penalty confusion

James Maddison said helium was keen to marque definite Richarlison grabbed a extremity pursuing his instrumentality from wounded - saying helium remembered his ain struggles to get connected the scoresheet aft his fittingness woes past season

James Maddison has revealed helium decided to fto Richarlison instrumentality Tottenham's punishment against AZ Alkmaar connected Thursday nighttime aft having a "little speech with himself".

Tottenham bushed the Dutch broadside 1-0 successful the Europa League acknowledgment to Richarlison's spot kick, but Maddison claimed the shot to instrumentality the punishment astatine archetypal - placing it down connected the spot earlier giving it to his Brazilian team-mate.

Maddison, who was skipper connected the night, said helium was keen to marque definite Richarlison grabbed a extremity pursuing his instrumentality from wounded - saying helium remembered his ain struggles to get connected the scoresheet erstwhile helium came backmost from an ankle occupation past season.

The England planetary told TNT Sports: "Initially we some wanted to instrumentality it. I’m a elder player, I was the skipper today, I was going to instrumentality the penalty.

"There was a small thought successful my head, erstwhile I was stood determination I had a small speech with myself and conscionable thought, 'Richy’s coming backmost from an injury, it tin beryllium difficult, particularly for a striker'"

He added: "I learnt that past twelvemonth erstwhile I had a agelong injury, it took maine a portion to get my archetypal goal. That truly gives you confidence. So a split-second determination to fto him instrumentality it and that’ll bash him the world of good."

Spurs brag Ange Postecoglou had nary occupation with the punishment quality and Maddison's alteration of bosom arsenic helium praised some players for the show and said helium was conscionable blessed the shot went in.

"As agelong arsenic they people mate, it doesn't truly fuss me," the Australian said. "I thought Madders was outstanding today. He was skipper tonight, helium was truthful creative, caused them problems.

"I deliberation helium sensed successful that infinitesimal Richy's worked awfully hard and he's benignant of got his play started tonight."

Before the Alkmaar game, Richarlison had lone played 34 minutes successful the Premier League during substitute appearances against Leicester, Everton and West Ham - with fittingness issues keeping him retired past week.

Tottenham's adjacent crippled is simply a travel to Crystal Palace connected Sunday earlier they big Manchester City astatine location successful the Carabao Cup 4th round.

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